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Subjects Chemical physics Solar thermal energy Abstract Developing energy-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration technology is highly desired to tackle climate change. Emerging caloric e...

Subjects Chemical physics Solar thermal energy Abstract Developing energy-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration technology is highly desired to tackle climate change. Emerging caloric effect-based cooling technologies such as magneto-, electro- and ionocaloric effects are promising but suffer from large driving field strengths, low adiabatic temperature change or insufficient power density. Here we propose a sorption-driven dissolution refrigeration cycle with an extendable thermal storage function. Theoretical and experimental results show larger adiabatic temperature change compared with solid-state caloric effects by using medium- or low-grade heat (80–150 °C) as the cyclic driving energy. We demonstrated the viability of a practical system using such a cycle, with experimental results showing adiabatic temperature change of 37 K and a minimum cooling temperature of −25.4 °C. Importantly, the sorption process allows the heat storage and flexible cold and heat supply to adapt to the diverse and complex application scenarios. This work shines light on the exploitation of renewable energy for efficient cooling and heating. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 digital issues and online access to articles 111,21 € per year only 9,27 € per issue Learn more Buy this article Purchase on SpringerLink Instant access to the full article PDF. 39,95 € Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Concept and fundamentals of SdDR. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Fig. 2: Characterization of endothermic materials and sorbents. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Fig. 3: The endothermic effect of the KSCN–water system. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Fig. 4: Characterization for separation of the KSCN–water binary system and sorption thermal energy output. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Fig. 5: Illustration and verification diagram of the cycle and concept of extended applications. The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Similar content being viewed by others Techno-economic and environmental evaluations of a solar thermal-assisted chiller facility in hot desert climates Article Open access 01 December 2025 Extreme barocaloric effect at dissolution Article 21 January 2026 Colossal barocaloric effects in the complex hydride Li \(_{2}\) B \(_{12}\) H \(_{12}\) Article Open access 07 June 2021 Data availability The data that support the findings of this study are available within the article and its Supplementary Information . Source data are provided with this paper. References International Energy Agency. The Future of Cooling: Opportunities for Energy - Efficient Air Conditioning (IEA, 2018). Qian, S. et al. High-performance multimode elastocaloric cooling system. Science 380 , 722–727 (2023). Article Google Scholar Kitanovski, A. Energy applications of magnetocaloric materials. Adv. Energy Mater. 10 , 1903741 (2020). Article Google Scholar Liu, J., Gottschall, T., Skokov, K. P., Moore, J. D. & Gutfleisch, O. Giant magnetocaloric effect driven by structural transitions. Nat. Mater. 11 , 620–626 (2012). Article Google Scholar Krenke, T. et al. Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys. Nat. Mater. 4 , 450–454 (2005). Article Google Scholar Ma, R. et al. Highly efficient electrocaloric cooling with electrostatic actuation. Science 357 , 1130–1134 (2017). Article Google Scholar Qian, X. et al. High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields. Nature 600 , 664–669 (2021). Article Google Scholar Meng, Y. et al. A cascade electrocaloric cooling device for large temperature lift. Nat. Energy 5 , 996–1002 (2020). Article Google Scholar Tušek, J. et al. A regenerative elastocaloric heat pump. Nat. Energy 1 , 16134 (2016). Article Google Scholar Cong, D. et al. Colossal elastocaloric effect in ferroelastic Ni–Mn–Ti Alloys. Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 , 255703 (2019). Article Google Scholar Zhou, G. et al. A multi-material cascade elastocaloric cooling device for large temperature lift. Nat. Energy 9 , 862–870 (2024). Article Google Scholar Mañosa, L. et al. Giant solid-state barocaloric effect in the Ni–Mn–In magnetic shape-memory alloy. Nat. Mater. 9 , 478–481 (2010). Article Google Scholar Lloveras, P. et al. Colossal barocaloric effects near room temperature in plastic crystals of neopentylglycol. Nat. Commun. 10 , 1803 (2019). Article Google Scholar Li, B. et al. Colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals. Nature 567 , 506–510 (2019). Article